A review by courtneyfalling
The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I really loved the illustrations, and I feel like this is a cool supplement to the Grishaverse series. But it did get me thinking a lot about the limits of Leigh Bardugo's political imagination and world-building in the Grishaverse, especially as it comes to replicating broad stereotypes of nations and nationalities, and in recreating versions of world history, political leadership, community tension, and death that set up the Grishaverse but never necessarily get unpacked/fully addressed within it. 
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